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October 4, 2023

Judge Places Gag Order on Trump After He Posts Attack on Law Clerk During Civil Fraud Trial
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Here in New York, the judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial
imposed a gag order on the former president Tuesday, after Trump posted
a photo of the judge's law clerk with Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer, falsely claiming she was Schumer's "girlfriend." Trump also
wrote that the case against him should be dismissed. Judge Arthur
Engoron barred Trump from posting, sending emails or making public
remarks about members of the judge's staff.

Meanwhile, in Georgia, Fulton County prosecutors have reportedly reached
plea deals with at least half of the "fake electors" for their
cooperation in the wide-ranging racketeering case around Trump's efforts
to overturn the result of the 2020 election.


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